Configuring DWL-520 wireless network card

[Joel Hammer]

Another tidit:

ftp://ftp.linux-wlan.org/pub/linux-wlan-ng/README

This page has drivers and instructions for use of same. Of
interest, iwconfig is not supported. However, my problem
isn't iwconfig, it appears to be the missing program
/sbin/prism2dl when modprobe prism2_pci is attempted.

Joel



On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 08:32:03PM -0500, Joel Hammer wrote:
> Well, I now have a 2.4.23 kernel supposedly with drivers
> for the Prism 2.5 cards.  I am not sure which driver is
> the one to use, since on the internet you can find all
> sorts of recommendations.
> 
> The card wasn't automatically detected or configured at
> boot.
> 
> So, I modprobe'd everything I could find which sounded
> interesting, and only this module loaded and detected
> the card.
> 
> modprobe prism2_pci
> 
> iwconfig gives this:
> 
> Warning: Driver for device wlan0 has been compiled with version 16
> of Wireless Extension, while this program is using version 15.
> Some things may be broken...
> 
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11-b  ESSID:""
>           Mode:Auto  Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
>           Encryption key:off
> 
> 
> All the other drivers either wouldn't load, or loaded
> without complaint, but iwconfig didn't show anything.
> 
> 8211.o
> airo.o
> airo_cs.o
> hermes.o
> orinoco.o
> orinoco_cs.o
> orinoco_pci.o
> orinoco_plx.o
> orinoco_tmd.o
> hostap.o
> 
> So far so good.
> 
> However, attempts to use iwconfig result in error messages, like:
> iwconfig wlan0 essid linksys
> Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Function not implemented.
> iwconfig wlan0 key 1234-1234-12
> Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :
>     SET failed on device wlan0 ; Function not implemented.
> 
> Any insight appreciated,
> 
> Joel
> 
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